Resources

CCIRH Recommended Resources for Migrant Health

  1.     EVIDENCE BASED CLINICAL GUIDELINES FOR IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES…  Pottie K, Greenaway C, Feightner J, et al.  CMAJ 2011 including PTSD, depression, child maltreatment, intimate partner violence, malaria, TB, hepatitis B &C, HIV, intestinal parasites, varicella, MMR and DTPP, vision health and dental disease, and unmet contraceptive, iron deficiency anemia, and pregnancy. available at http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/collection/canadian_guidelines_for_immigrant_health )

  2.     The Multicultural Mental Health Resource Centre (MMHRC) aims to improve the quality and availability of appropriate mental health services for people from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds, including immigrants, refugees, and members of established ethnocultural communities. Website: http://www.mmhrc.ca/  

  3.      Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases. Draft guidelines for diagnosis, management and prevention of infection in recently arrived refugees. Sydney (Australia): The Society; 2009. http://www.asid.net.au/downloads/RefugeeGuidelines.pdf

  4.      IMMIGRANT MEDICINE…Walker PF, Barnett ED, Stauffer WM, editors. Immigrant medicine. Philadelphia (PA): Saunders Elsevier; 2007

  5.     UK Migrant Health http://www.hpa.org.uk/migranthealthguide

  6.      INCORPORATE CULTURAL COMPETENCY IN HEALTH CARE…National Health and Research Council AG. Cultural competency in health: a guide for policy, partnerships and participation. Canberra (Australia): The Council; 2005. Available at: http://www.jephc.com/full_article.cfm?content_id=437

  7.      WHEN SUPPORTING A VICTIM OF TORTURE …Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture aims to support practitioners and patients with counseling programs, support groups, crisis intervention, and legal support: http://ccvt.org/

  8.      UNHCR—WHAT DO THEY DO? WHERE DO THEY WORK? WHO DO THEY HELP? FIND OUT NOW...United National High Commission for Refugee UNHCR:  http://www.unhcr.org/pages/49c3646c4d6.html

  9.      E-Learning Module Series from Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto http://www.sickkids.ca/culturalcompetence/elearning-modules/eLearning-modules.html